Pull: I am so tempted to blog about my recent trip up North to Malaysia. Push: Temptations aside, it really takes a bit of effort to sit down and compile all the information necessary to churn out posts that do justice to the nice places that we went to. Thanks to Nat Geo and Discovery [...]
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Malaysia, Truly Asia: A series of posts to come soon
Posted: 21 May 2012 in avante, cars, life, travelTags: asia, attraction, Cameron, drive, highlands, jonker, malacca, malaysia, melaka, north, tourist, walk
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Car Spa after 5 long years: System 6
Posted: 11 May 2012 in avante, cars, reviews, singaporeTags: 6, avante, hyundai, kote, paint, pps, protection, sg, singapore, system, tuff, wash, wax
Just got back from a 1411km drive to and from Malaysia for a family (grad) trip. And it was wonderful. More details about the trip to Malaysia another time. Now, about the trusty workhorse that brought us safely back to Singapore after a long long drive up north (and it has been serving us well [...]
I can still remember the yellow magic school bus. The kids, the teacher, the chalkboard, and obviously, the bus that can go literally anywhere. The catchy theme song is still fresh in my head. ———- The life of a driver – 2 hands on the wheel, 2 eyes focused on the road, one foot on [...]
The Best Rain Dance: Car Wash
Posted: 11 January 2012 in avante, cars, singaporeTags: bead, beading, car, dance, rain, shower, showers, wash, wax, weather
I think I finally found the best way to call in Mr. Rain/ Drizzle/ Thunderstorm. Some people use charms like onions, garlic, etc. Some people prefer dancing around a mulberry bush. Well, I got a unique, tried-and-tested solution that needs no participation in any activity that has the potential to lend you into the hands [...]
Good evening. It’s the final night before the start of the final semester. 3.5 years passed me by really quickly. Wow. So to commemorate this awesome evening, here’s a photo. Drivers, please note that NTU has added a speed bump near hall 5, towards canteen B just after NTU’s Pioneer entrance Random, I know. A [...]
Please Give Way to …
Posted: 5 January 2012 in cars, dumbos, life, singaporeTags: ambulance, civil, defence, drive, driving, emergency, force, Give, giving, roads, scdf, sg, singapore, vehicles, Way
Yes, apart from correcting our tendencies of becoming hordes of hungry, time-conscious zombies rushing in and out of trains and buses, we need help when it comes to giving way to ambulances (+ other vehicles responding to emergency situations). Seriously, it hurts to see drivers taking their own sweet time to give way to ambulances blaring [...]
Car Insurance in Singapore
Posted: 13 December 2011 in cars, life, singaporeTags: car, cars, general insurance association, insurance, insurance company, insurance premiums, NCD, sg, singapore
My my, honestly, what is the point of awarding safe drivers with No Claims Discounts (NCD) off their insurance premiums when there is actually no nett discount at all? I shall not name my insurer (just in case), but here’s more details about the NCD program that is adopted by insurers in Singapore. Essentially, the NCD [...]
Parking Fine Appeal: Appeal Successful
Posted: 26 November 2011 in cars, singaporeTags: appeal, board, development, fine, fines, HDB, housing, note, parking, success, successful
In a post about a week ago, I recounted the parking summon I got, and the steps to take to submit an appeal (The appeal procedure is dependent on whose jurisdiction the carpark is under). It was a success. HDB considered the appeal, and “decided to exercise flexibility and waive the above notice.” Thank God, and thanks [...]
